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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 25 April 2024, 20:52:14 »
Took a deposit for the Zafira. Will be sad to see it go. Despite it being a PITA recently.
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Cam sprockets are unbolted and have the chain on, tension is removed from the tensioner and the sprockets sit in a casting on the timing cover, head slides out and up (having disconnected the inlet, exhaust, water outlet, a few water pumps bolts, and some timing cover bolts.
On re-fit, crank t 90degrees before TDC (all pistons to the half way), head on, set the cams and lock them, bring the pistons to TDC and and lock the crank. Cam sprockets bolted on, tensioner released and tighten the bolts.
I reckon Robsey's V8 "Omega 2.5 estate" was pretty much perfect. Before he gave the game away by poking a blower through the bonnet!
That's why I am building my 51 Austin Countryman with all the Omega running gear, looks stock but far from it.
(head gasket on these is done without removing the chain assembly and timing cover).
Sorry Nick, Don’t think they were ever respectable 😁 on the other hand the Morris Marina …….🤣🤣
The woeful Marina was laughably seen as 'the future' when introduced in 1971......despite the antiquated engineering coming straight from the mid 1950's.
Once the plane landed in Barbados he was met by local police led of the plane in handcuffs & that was his holiday over before it started, I find it hard to comprehend what goes on in some peoples heads. Hopefully he will receive a hefty fine & a ban from using the airline involved again.
I keep all the receipts for my cars ..... don't add them up though.
Less than three hundred quid a year/10,000 miles sounds OK to me.
But not sure if thats reasonably possible ?